Polk County vs. Pennington County

Polk County (MN)Pennington County (MN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)31,52914,178
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-0.2%1.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)31,60013,930
Population, Census, April 1, 201031,60013,930
Persons under 5 years, percent7.0%6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.2%22.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.0%18.3%
Female persons, percent49.8%50.4%
White alone, percent92.0%93.4%
Black or African American alone, percent2.9%1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.8%2.0%
Asian alone, percent1.2%0.9%
Two or More Races, percent2.2%2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.6%3.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent86.4%90.4%
Veterans, 2014-20182,0321,056
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.3%2.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)15,0396,552
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201873.4%74.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$158,200$142,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,277$1,152
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$491$451
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$707$690
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201318.3%17.2%
Building permits, 201895108
Households, 2014-201812,5165,970
Persons per household, 2014-20182.422.33
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.5%88.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.5%3.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201884.3%86.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201878.8%76.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.9%92.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201824.1%20.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.0%7.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.7%4.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201866.1%70.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.7%66.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)48,70353,807
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)154,445108,337
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)331,598233,507
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$10,555$16,591
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201818.213.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$57,151$59,036
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$28,856$30,625
Persons in poverty, percent12.0%9.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017760390
Total employment, 20179,3468,912
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)343,112384,683
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.6%-4.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,220936
All firms, 20122,968975
Men-owned firms, 20121,712585
Women-owned firms, 2012781244
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,688898
Veteran-owned firms, 2012410121
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,359772
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200719.2%0.0%
Population per square mile, 201016.022.6
Land area in square miles, 20101,971.13616.57

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Polk county (MN) and Pennington county (MN) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.